Consider, for a moment, the latest staggering stats. Worldwide, people watch an average of 5 hours and 45 minutes of online video weekly—a 34% increase from 2016, based on the results of Limelight Network's "The State of Online Video 2017" consumer survey. By 2021, a million minutes of video content will cross global IP networks every second, according to Cisco; at that rate, it would take you more than 5 million years to watch all the video crossing the network each month. And within 3 years, IP video traffic will account for 82% of all consumer internet traffic, per Cisco.

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JetBrains, Inc., creators of productivity-enhancing tools, has announced the availability of Omea Pro 2.0, the newest version of its Integrated Information Environment for managing multiple forms of incoming electronic information; as well as, existing files of all formats on the desktop. From email to Instant Messages to RSS feeds and Web sites, Omea Pro brings these sources together so users can distinguish their vital information based on its relevance to specific projects or job functions. In addition to Desktop Search tools that help to find information, Omea Pro's information management features bring together and categorize all types of incoming information, regardless of its format, according to its potential use and relevance to projects, research, and contacts. Users can then search all of their information, within one, Integrated Information Environment.

The newest version of Omea Pro synchronizes with Microsoft Outlook emails, contacts, and tasks, as well as ICQ, Miranda, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, and works with MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, PDF files, pictures, newsgroups, and RSS feeds. It can also be extended to work with other file types. Additional enhancements in v2.0 include: automatic search and categorization of digital information based on user defined rules; the ability to subscribe to multiple RSS feeds directly from the Webpage being viewed; the ability to create clippings (blocks of important information) directly from a Web site without leaving the browser; support for podcasting and importing subscription archives from SharpReader, RSS Bandit, and FeedDemon; relationships between associated resources are displayed using "Links." Omea Pro 2.0 is available now and can be purchased at the Web site. A free, fully-functional, 30-day trial version is also available at the Web site. Users who purchased Omea Pro 1.x can receive a free upgrade to Omea Pro 2.0 by downloading the newest version and using their current License Key.